Kathleen Ankers (22 October 1919 - 24 October 2001) was an American

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, best known for her work on ''

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Early life

Born in Ealing, London, Ankers moved to the US in the late 1940s. She did occasional Broadway costume design (''Fancy Meeting You Again'' 952 ''My Sister, My Sister''

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and set design (''Mr. Pickwick'' 952 but spent most of her career in television.

Television career

Ankers' television credits include ''

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,'' '' He Said, She Said'', and '' The $128,000 Question''. She appeared on ''Late Night'' as the "NBC Bookmobile Lady", "Peggy, the Foul-Mouthed Chambermaid", and on ''

'' as various characters. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' (2000 and posthumously in 2002) and one Primetime Emmy for ''Late Show With David Letterman'' (1995). Ankers died of

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on October 24, 2001, in Lenox Hill Hospital,

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at the age of 82.

References

External links

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Video profile of ''Late Night'' designers Ankers and Jeremy Conway
on ''

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'', New York, 1987 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankers, Kathleen 1919 births 2001 deaths American scenic designers Women scenic designers Deaths from lung cancer in New York (state) People from Ealing Daytime Emmy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners British emigrants to the United States